Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-26
MAGGIE ON GUARD.
FATHER M'GLYNN'S AUBURN-HAlRED
CHAMPION TRlUMPHS,

And with the Assistance of Her Fair, but
Robust, Allies Routs the Interloping
DonneIIy, Who Stands Not Upon the
Order of His Going, but Goes-Letter
Carriers Resolve.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2e.-The excitement in
St. Stephens parish has considerably i'll
creased from the rumor circulated Tuesday
that Father Donnelly has been removed
from the pastorate and sent back TO st.
Michaefs, his old parish. The reason as
signed is the hatred which his conduct has
stirred up in the hearts of the congregation.
Color was given to the rumor from the re-
fusal of Father Donnelly TO either deny Or
affirm it, The interior of the church and
basement is in disgraceful condition The
usual time for commencing service in the
church is ) O'Clock, but it was O'Clock be
fore the first mass was said. 1t is said that
but for the aggressiveness of the women who
are credited with smashing the new locks
placed on the basement by Father Donnelly,
| it would not have been opened even then.
All day long the scene was exciting. An at
tempt was made early in the morning to re-
| move the picture of Father McGlynn from
| the confessional box, but after a fierce strug-
| gle with the women, the adherents of Father
| Donnelly were vanquished, and fresh sup
| ply of flowers was brought by number of
children and ladies and the box redecoratei
1--WE don't propose to allow Father Don
nelly to keep us out of our own church, said
parishioner "All the locks he puts on
will be broken by lis, and he will not get
money enough in this parish to buy locks
strong enough to keep us out"
| One of the first to enter the basement was
| Maggie Cregan, who had been SO ignomin
iously elected the day before, and she kept
guard over the confessional box all day.
Several hundred other women kept her COM
pany. When the time came for closing the
church the basement was thronged, and
when Father Donnelly entered he wa
greeted with a storm of groans and Kisses,
while all crowded around him, and grave
fears were entertained that he would receive
bodily injury. A great roar escaped from
the crowd, and Father Donnelly escaped up
stairs.
The committee of the Central labor union
chosen last Sunday to organize Father Nc
Glynn mass-meeting. have engaged the
Academy of Music for next Sunday night
Father McGlynn will be strongly urged to
attend the meeting. The principal speakers
will be Henry George, John McMlckin
David Healy, Joseph Wilkerson and john J
Bealin
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
letter carriers of New York was held Tues
day evenings at 456 Third avenue. Resolu
ton, were adopted that the letter carriers
in recognition of the many acts 81
kindness in their behalf by Rev. DR.. Nc
Glynu, especially in helping the passage oil
the eight hour bill, resolved that the letter
carriers Of New York, casting aside all re
igious differences, politics and nationality
honor and revere the name of Dr. Elward
McClynn, and that they will see to it thai
their children shall follow in his footsteps a.
Americans, and will, TO the best of theil
ability, contribute to a fund as a small tokeI
of citizenship and a desire 10 help him fin,
confoi i'll the sunset of his days